Reference: AW - 0077_1712132335
Posted: April 3, 2024
My client is a long established, leading, Civil Engineering and Groundworks Specialist Contractor.
They can deliver a vast range of groundwork solutions which include:
* Bulk excavation and land remediation
* Earthworks
* Reinforced Earth Bunds
* Site clearance
* Road construction to adoptable standards
* Sewers to adoptable standards and domestic drainage
* Pond Lining and attenuation tank construction
* Tarmac surfacing
* Retaining structures and tanking systems
* Culverts
* 278 Works
* Block paving
* Sheet Piling
* Sub-structure block and brickwork
* Block and beam flooring (including sub-contract design)
* R/C works including steel fixing and form work shuttering
* Various foundation types including piling, ground beams, rafts and Insulslab.
Due to planned growth and an influx of work in their Southwestern Region, they are looking to appoint, on a permanent basis, a General Foreman / Assistant Works Manager to work on a major groundworks project which forms part of a major new garden city.
The project has an anticipated lifespan of at least two years and has the potential for at least a further 5 years. The company have been on site for the last 9 years.
The incoming General Foreman / Assistant Works Manager will be responsible for delivering infrastructure works for a major new housing estate. This will involve earthworks, Section 278 works, roads construction, new drainage, culvert installation, and much more.
The ideal candidate will be based within a commutable distance from the site which is located in Sherford, near Plymouth.
You will be supported by a dedicated project team which consists of a 'hands on' Director and a seasoned Works Manager.
Duties include:
* Ordering plant, labour and materials
* Leading toolbox talks, daily briefings and site inductions
* Working with the Site Agent and commercial team to raise early warning notices
* Promote the highest levels of health and safety on site
* Liaise with stakeholders on public facing projects
* Ensure your work force is working safely, effectively and efficiently
* Reading drawings with the site engineer to coordinate gangs and overcome design difficulties
* Ensure risk assessments and method statements and being adhered to
The business will be able to keep you working on the Southwestern Coast, offering a variety of projects, security and package that reflects your contribution to the company.
Please contact Antony Whorton at Fawkes & Reece (South) to discuss the role in more detail.
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